simulacrum

Fortunately, “The Visit” does speak clearly in Tresnjak’s production, beautifully arrayed on scenic designer Alexander Dodge’s inventive simulacrum of the town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

While AI may be able to produce a simulacrum of human interiority, it will never be human.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The risks would be far greater if the interactions were taking place outside of a clinical setting, or for “re-animation” technologies like griefbots, which offer a simulacrum of speaking to a deceased loved one.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

It’s as if they were taken over by a simulacrum, as in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024

I could make a simulacrum of the draccus, but then what?

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“Today I have put aside my plush ball in search of the real,” Gelsomina thinks, amusingly invoking semioticians such as Jean Baudrillard, who explored simulacra and authenticity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

She added, “We’ve reached a saturation point with retail simulacra: Everything is a copy of a copy, and even things that started in Copenhagen are now at Wayfair.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Philosopher John Searle made a fairly convincing argument that mere simulacra of understanding language can exist without real comprehension.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2022

Improbably, Kor never displays impatience at having to repeat the simulacra so many times.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022

“Your reasoning, bishop,” replied Lord Birkenhead, “is worthy of your reputation; but pray pardon the curiosity which entreats you to return from the simulacra of the past to the ghost of the present.”

From In the Wrong Paradise by Andrew Lang